Confederate Wooden Gunboat Construction
... might unleash. The possibility of armed conflict was real and Confederate authorities began forming a national military force. The provisional government formed a committee to take care of naval affairs on February 14, 1861. Resolution number fourteen, as it was listed, suggested all men familiar wi ...
... might unleash. The possibility of armed conflict was real and Confederate authorities began forming a national military force. The provisional government formed a committee to take care of naval affairs on February 14, 1861. Resolution number fourteen, as it was listed, suggested all men familiar wi ...
The Civil War Days of Captain Charles D. Roush
... In September the Union Army began a move to wrest back control of the Potomac, which the South had blockaded further south in Virginia. By late October the Union forces occupied a line from Fairfax Court House to Leesburg. The most northern point for the Confederates, who had abandoned Munson's Hill ...
... In September the Union Army began a move to wrest back control of the Potomac, which the South had blockaded further south in Virginia. By late October the Union forces occupied a line from Fairfax Court House to Leesburg. The most northern point for the Confederates, who had abandoned Munson's Hill ...
Yazoo County Civil War History - Visit Yazoo County, Mississippi
... with heavy reinforcements from the battle-hardened Army of North Virginia. Between them, General Johnston and General Hill were reported to have 45,000 men in Central Mississippi. General Blair, nevertheless, decided to push on. It was about 1p.m. When the Federal horsemen rode by the dozen or so ho ...
... with heavy reinforcements from the battle-hardened Army of North Virginia. Between them, General Johnston and General Hill were reported to have 45,000 men in Central Mississippi. General Blair, nevertheless, decided to push on. It was about 1p.m. When the Federal horsemen rode by the dozen or so ho ...
- Cornerstone - Minnesota State University, Mankato
... this magnitude. The loss of Chattanooga meant the loss of railroads and manufacturing, which the South could not afford to lose more of. If Bragg and his men had stopped Rosecrans and his army, the Confederacy would have been able to hold on for longer. When the Army of Tennessee retreated back into ...
... this magnitude. The loss of Chattanooga meant the loss of railroads and manufacturing, which the South could not afford to lose more of. If Bragg and his men had stopped Rosecrans and his army, the Confederacy would have been able to hold on for longer. When the Army of Tennessee retreated back into ...
Veterans at Rest
... Professor David A. Bolton, 25th Battalion Indiana Infantry, USA, served in Tennessee with General Henry Thomas against General John Bell Hood. After the war he came to Athens, earned his degree at East Tennessee Wesleyan College, and served many years as a professor of mathematics and officer of the ...
... Professor David A. Bolton, 25th Battalion Indiana Infantry, USA, served in Tennessee with General Henry Thomas against General John Bell Hood. After the war he came to Athens, earned his degree at East Tennessee Wesleyan College, and served many years as a professor of mathematics and officer of the ...
Driving Tour of the Civil War Sites of Cape Girardeau
... Near this spot, perhaps a bit further west on Broadway, sat the four pieces of Confederate artillery. Being in plain view and easy range of Fort B, they were later moved south where they came under fire from other Union batteries and eventually withdrew. The campaign that culminated in this battle o ...
... Near this spot, perhaps a bit further west on Broadway, sat the four pieces of Confederate artillery. Being in plain view and easy range of Fort B, they were later moved south where they came under fire from other Union batteries and eventually withdrew. The campaign that culminated in this battle o ...
Eighth Grade Lesson
... The Harper House was built by the Harpers in 1855. Mr. Harper moved to North Carolina from Virginia when he was very young with his father and mother. John Harper married Amy Woodard in the late 1830’s, and they had the first of their nine children in 1839. By 1855 John Harper may have owned as much ...
... The Harper House was built by the Harpers in 1855. Mr. Harper moved to North Carolina from Virginia when he was very young with his father and mother. John Harper married Amy Woodard in the late 1830’s, and they had the first of their nine children in 1839. By 1855 John Harper may have owned as much ...
The Ingenuity, Proficiency, and Versatility of Union Citizen Soldiers
... When I first came up with the idea for writing something about Civil War engineering, I was in the middle of my tenure as headmaster of a New England boarding school. Life often takes us on unexpected twists and turns, and so eventually I found myself applying to graduate schools to pursue my lifelo ...
... When I first came up with the idea for writing something about Civil War engineering, I was in the middle of my tenure as headmaster of a New England boarding school. Life often takes us on unexpected twists and turns, and so eventually I found myself applying to graduate schools to pursue my lifelo ...
GEORGE G. MEADE AND HIS ROLE IN THE GETTYSBURG
... commander of the triumphant Union Army of the Potomac, Major General George Gordon Meade? Several reasons have been offered in response to this disturbing query. After Gettysburg, Northerners almost immediately referred to it as the soldiers' battle, won by the men in the ranks alone, with their hig ...
... commander of the triumphant Union Army of the Potomac, Major General George Gordon Meade? Several reasons have been offered in response to this disturbing query. After Gettysburg, Northerners almost immediately referred to it as the soldiers' battle, won by the men in the ranks alone, with their hig ...
Chapter 21—The Furnace of Civil War, 1861
... c. creating the need for white men to guard slaves when they could have been on the warfront. d. serving as spies, guides and scouts for the Union army. e. poisoning military food supplies. ANS: E ...
... c. creating the need for white men to guard slaves when they could have been on the warfront. d. serving as spies, guides and scouts for the Union army. e. poisoning military food supplies. ANS: E ...
The Civil War Diary of Micajah A. Thomas
... Mississippi, before and after the war until Mississippi redrew its county lines, dividing Tippah County into a much smaller Tippah County to the east and Benton County to the west. This restructuring located Mr. Thomas' homestead within the new Benton County. Though the 1870 Census places the Thoma ...
... Mississippi, before and after the war until Mississippi redrew its county lines, dividing Tippah County into a much smaller Tippah County to the east and Benton County to the west. This restructuring located Mr. Thomas' homestead within the new Benton County. Though the 1870 Census places the Thoma ...
Read Act 1… - Loch Willow
... reorganize, probe and skirmish, and plan the next move’. And so it was, that Hotchkiss returned to making maps, no longer leading men. General Ewell had decided that Hotchkiss should no longer be at risk. Other than a few minor battles, summer turned to autumn, then to winter, as both armies settled ...
... reorganize, probe and skirmish, and plan the next move’. And so it was, that Hotchkiss returned to making maps, no longer leading men. General Ewell had decided that Hotchkiss should no longer be at risk. Other than a few minor battles, summer turned to autumn, then to winter, as both armies settled ...
This Fearful Slaughter: The Impact of Civil War Deaths on Rochester
... Sailors monument in Washington Square Park. While the sources and conclusions I have derived from them will not necessarily be representative of the entire Union or even other areas of New York State (specifically New York City), there are many reasons why the Greater Rochester area is particularly ...
... Sailors monument in Washington Square Park. While the sources and conclusions I have derived from them will not necessarily be representative of the entire Union or even other areas of New York State (specifically New York City), there are many reasons why the Greater Rochester area is particularly ...
Impact of the Civil War
... Approximately 9,000 men under Gordon and Fitzhugh Lee deployed in the fields west of the village before dawn and waited. The attack, launched before 8:00 a.m. and led by General Bryan Grimes of North Carolina, was initially successful. The outnumbered Union cavalry fell back, temporarily opening the ...
... Approximately 9,000 men under Gordon and Fitzhugh Lee deployed in the fields west of the village before dawn and waited. The attack, launched before 8:00 a.m. and led by General Bryan Grimes of North Carolina, was initially successful. The outnumbered Union cavalry fell back, temporarily opening the ...
the underappreciated strategic genius of george b. mcclellan
... weakness of the volunteer infantry. Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston warned of this strategy: “[McClellan will] depend for success on artillery and engineering. We can compete with him in neither. We must therefore…take the offensive.”14 In early June 1862 with the Army of the Potomac knocking ...
... weakness of the volunteer infantry. Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston warned of this strategy: “[McClellan will] depend for success on artillery and engineering. We can compete with him in neither. We must therefore…take the offensive.”14 In early June 1862 with the Army of the Potomac knocking ...
Meeting paper Feb 2002 - Grant – the uncaring drunken butcher?
... reinforcement of Confederate General Sterling Price. Grant’s force overran the Confederate position but the Confederates counterattacked with a superior force. The Union force was able to reach its transport craft and retreat across the river with Grant, himself, only narrowly escaping death or capt ...
... reinforcement of Confederate General Sterling Price. Grant’s force overran the Confederate position but the Confederates counterattacked with a superior force. The Union force was able to reach its transport craft and retreat across the river with Grant, himself, only narrowly escaping death or capt ...
Untitled - TCU Digital Repository
... Northwest. Rebel control of the river maintained the geographic unity of the seceded states and inspired its populace to continue resistance, presenting a key symbolic stronghold against the North, while a victorious Union invasion would permanently damage the Confederacy’s international prestige an ...
... Northwest. Rebel control of the river maintained the geographic unity of the seceded states and inspired its populace to continue resistance, presenting a key symbolic stronghold against the North, while a victorious Union invasion would permanently damage the Confederacy’s international prestige an ...
A Hard Blockade: The Union Navy and the Foundation of Union
... foreign commissioner to the United States, Lord Lyons, threatened Secretary of State William Seward with British recognition of the Confederacy if an interruption of Britain’s cotton supply occurred. Such bluster did not stop the blockade from moving forward, however, and by late 1861, workers in Br ...
... foreign commissioner to the United States, Lord Lyons, threatened Secretary of State William Seward with British recognition of the Confederacy if an interruption of Britain’s cotton supply occurred. Such bluster did not stop the blockade from moving forward, however, and by late 1861, workers in Br ...
Civil War in the Lone Star State - Texas State Historical Association
... month moved into New Mexico. He occupied the small town of Mesilla, located on the left bank of the Rio Grande about forty miles north of El Paso. After a small skirmish, federal troops commanded by Maj. Isaac Lynde surrendered Fort Fillmore, on the opposite bank of the Rio Grande. On August 1, 186 ...
... month moved into New Mexico. He occupied the small town of Mesilla, located on the left bank of the Rio Grande about forty miles north of El Paso. After a small skirmish, federal troops commanded by Maj. Isaac Lynde surrendered Fort Fillmore, on the opposite bank of the Rio Grande. On August 1, 186 ...
106844660 - BORA
... later. The American Civil War is exceptional in that it took place during a time in which many if not most free Americans were literate, but also before there was any censorship of wartime correspondence to speak of. As a result, common soldiers and their families wrote to each other frequently and ...
... later. The American Civil War is exceptional in that it took place during a time in which many if not most free Americans were literate, but also before there was any censorship of wartime correspondence to speak of. As a result, common soldiers and their families wrote to each other frequently and ...
The Union Army Had Something to Do With It
... saw truth in it and was rather sick and tired of it. The feeling is easy for a modern student of confederate writing to share. The chapter on Gettysburg in Shelby Foote's Narrative History of the Civil War is called "The Stars in their Courses."12 So maybe it was Longstreet, maybe Stuart, maybe Ewel ...
... saw truth in it and was rather sick and tired of it. The feeling is easy for a modern student of confederate writing to share. The chapter on Gettysburg in Shelby Foote's Narrative History of the Civil War is called "The Stars in their Courses."12 So maybe it was Longstreet, maybe Stuart, maybe Ewel ...
Knud Otterson - Battle of Nashville Preservation Society
... “The Fifth Regiment numbered became the Göl Lutheran Church. It is not eight hundred and sixty men, rank surprising that Knud would land in Kenyon and file, at the time of its which was populated in large part from his ...
... “The Fifth Regiment numbered became the Göl Lutheran Church. It is not eight hundred and sixty men, rank surprising that Knud would land in Kenyon and file, at the time of its which was populated in large part from his ...
The American Rifled Musket
... considerable amount of force, and with a particular state of the atmosphere, the weapon became so foul after a few rounds that it was almost impossible to force the ball to its proper position.”16 Rapid firing was thus unfeasible, which also greatly reduced the rifle’s utility at closer ranges. For ...
... considerable amount of force, and with a particular state of the atmosphere, the weapon became so foul after a few rounds that it was almost impossible to force the ball to its proper position.”16 Rapid firing was thus unfeasible, which also greatly reduced the rifle’s utility at closer ranges. For ...
the-civil-war-unit-slide-show
... Atlanta Campaign • In 1864, General William Tecumseh Sherman moved his Union Army south from ____________________________________ . • On September 2, 1864, ____________________________________ and set the city on fire. March to the Sea • In November 1864, Sherman began his march through ____________ ...
... Atlanta Campaign • In 1864, General William Tecumseh Sherman moved his Union Army south from ____________________________________ . • On September 2, 1864, ____________________________________ and set the city on fire. March to the Sea • In November 1864, Sherman began his march through ____________ ...
AtkinsThesis
... “Mr. President: The number of desertions from this army is so great and still continues to such an extent, that unless some cessation of them can be caused, I fear success in the field will be seriously endangered.” 18 These are the words of a Confederate general who was witnessing his army melt in ...
... “Mr. President: The number of desertions from this army is so great and still continues to such an extent, that unless some cessation of them can be caused, I fear success in the field will be seriously endangered.” 18 These are the words of a Confederate general who was witnessing his army melt in ...